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Settings​:
The story takes place on a poor dairy farm were the main character D.J. Schwenk lives.

Plot:

Her family lives for football. After she is done training the QB Brian Nelson from Hawley, the rivel school, she desides that she wants to go out to. She is the first girl in her school's hisrory to play as a linebacker. At first all gose well then every thing gose crashing down.First her best freind starts skiping school with her girlfreind, then at practice she seperats her sholder.When she gose to the doctor he tells her to chose between football and basketball. But as if thinds were looking up as they where waching her brother play football and he brock his neck. So D.J. has to go all the way out to seattle to take care of him.


External Conflicts:

The external conflicts are when D.J



D.J Schwenk
Protagonist,
main character. She is a level headed hard working girl that just wants to be ecepted by every one else.
Brain Nelson
Antagonist. Brain is a hard working/gets what he wants kind of person, he is populor at school and dose not like to up set his freinds
Linda Schwenk (mom)
Secondary character. Linda is a Elemntory School Princeapal, She is a very suportive mother and dose what is best for her children.
G
Secondary character. He is a hard working dairy farmer and is a very good cook. He brok his hip by slipping on ice a has had D.J help him with the chours. He all ways has ideas adout how to make more money on the farm.
Curtis Schwenk
Secondary charactor. Curtis is a very smart young boy,but he is also quiet.
Win Schwenk
Secondary charactor. Win like a coach. He is very posotive and always wants the best out of people.
Bill Schwenk
Secondary charactor. Bill is a tipicol colloge student. He looks big and tuff but he is a real softy.
Amber
Secondary charactor. Amber is D.J's best freind. They have been through a lot and are always there for each other.


About the author:
http://www.catherinemurdock.com">www.catherinemurdock.com</a>
A short biography:
http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1372
A interview with her:
http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-murdock-catherine-gilbert.asp